Samson Kayo is a British actor, producer and writer. He was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Male Comedy Performance in 2018 for the BBC sketch show Famalam (2017–2020). He created, wrote and starred in the Sky One sitcom Bloods (2021–2022) and received a nomination for the same award in 2022. He won the Royal Television Society Programme Awards for Best Male Comedy Performance in the latter role in 2022 and was nominated in 2019 and 2023. He also created and stars in Sliced(2019–2020), and his other credits include Youngers (2013), Timewasters (2017), and Our Flag Means Death (2022–2023).
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 20, 1991 (35)
- Peckham, London, England, UK
- Actor, also writer
- 16 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
What are Samson Kayo's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 3 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 3
Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 5
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 6 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Trickster: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.
- Tricksteras Various in Famalam (2018)
- Heroas Maleek in Bloods (2021)
- Tricksteras Steve in My Mother's Wedding (2023)
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet6
- Ambiguous1
- Cyclical1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Samson Kayo's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Samson Kayo's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
27 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
Zog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
My Mother's Wedding(2023)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
F1: The Movie(2025)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
House of the Dragon(2022)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
The Bubble(2022)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Our Flag Means Death(2022)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Death to 2021(2021)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Boxing Day(2021)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Bloods(2021)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Death to 2020(2020)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Truth Seekers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Dolittle(2020)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Sliced (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Famalam(2018)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows
Timewasters(2017)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
Urban Myths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
The Weekend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
We the Jury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
The Aliens(2016)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows
Youngers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Drink, Drugs and KFC (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Horrible Histories(2009)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all showsFly Swatter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Voltron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 27 titles, 24 of them dated from 2009 to 2026; peak year 2021.
Biggest box office
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
Highest rated
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
Film career
Peak 2021 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2009Screen debut· Horrible Histories
- 2020First film· Death to 2020
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
Awards
2 major nominations and no wins, 2018–2022.
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Male Performance in a Comedy Programme
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Samson Kayo's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th7
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 16 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved5
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Samson Kayo's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films and alcohol & drugs lighter.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Samson Kayo work with?
People who share at least 2 of Samson Kayo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kevin Garry shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Akemnji NdifornyenShared titles: Death to 2021 (2021), Famalam (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Akemnji Ndifornyen
- Alan ConnorShared titles: Death to 2021 (2021), Death to 2020 (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Alan Connor
- Angelo IrvingShared titles: Death to 2021 (2021), Death to 2020 (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Angelo Irving
- Annabel JonesShared titles: Death to 2021 (2021), Death to 2020 (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Annabel Jones
Actors
- Kevin GarryShared titles: Bloods (2021), Famalam (2018), Timewasters (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Kevin Garry
- Florence PughShared titles: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish - The Trident (2023), Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Florence Pugh
- Harvey GuillénShared titles: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish - The Trident (2023), Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Harvey Guillén
- Ray WinstoneShared titles: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish - The Trident (2023), Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Ray Winstone
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Heitor PereiraShared titles: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish - The Trident (2023), Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Heitor Pereira
- Jamie CairneyShared titles: Death to 2021 (2021), Death to 2020 (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Jamie Cairney
- Jason BoxallShared titles: Death to 2021 (2021), Death to 2020 (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Jason Boxall
Producers
- Mark SwiftShared titles: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish - The Trident (2023), Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Swift
- Alison MarlowShared titles: Death to 2021 (2021), Death to 2020 (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Alison Marlow
- Lizzie SearchShared titles: Death to 2021 (2021), Death to 2020 (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Lizzie Search
- Mike TyasShared titles: Death to 2021 (2021), Death to 2020 (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Mike Tyas
Mixed roles
- Januel MercadoShared titles: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish - The Trident (2023), Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Januel Mercado
- Joel CrawfordShared titles: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish - The Trident (2023), Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Joel Crawford
